⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to six- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 25
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q3 8:30 · PHX 77-68 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 4:51 · PHX 96-97 LAC
- Turnover
Devin Booker out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:35 · PHX 96-100 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:41 · PHX 10-16 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ivica Zubac bad pass
Q4 4:58 · PHX 96-97 LAC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:03 · PHX 99-100 LAC
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover
Q4 1:09 · PHX 106-109 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
